[lace] De-lurking
Hi All Recent messages have made me realise just how guilty I am of Lurking. I've been on the list since 1996 and have hardly posted at all for the last few years. So to redress the balance here goes for a short report (got to be short as I'm off to Lace Day in Garrucha in half an hour). This summer DH and I decided to visit Dutch friends who had moved to France a couple of years ago. A look at a large scale map showed that their hamlet (3 houses) ia about an hours drive from Le Puy. As this has been on my 'must go there' list for a long time it seemed to good an opportunity to miss. 3 days driving - it's a long way from southern Spain - (including going over the fantastic Millau brige) bought us to our destination and peace and quiet in our friends new home (old farmhouse which they are renovating). Several glasses of wine later and lots of talking and I found out that Le Puy would not be my only place to visit. The nearby village of Arlanc also has a Lace Museum so that got added to the 'must visit' list. After a couple of days 'chilling out' we set off to Arlanc and what a wonderful surprise. A small museum dedicated entirely to lace and with a wonderful French lacemaker to make sure we got the most out of it. Having taken our money, she accompanied us round the museum explaining the history of the local lace industry, who the photo's were of and their relevance, pulled out drawers full of lace which wasn't on display and generaly made sure we hadn't missed anything. 2 hours passed swiftly and as we left she gave us a lace museum 'passport' which would give us discount on the entry price of other lace museums in the district. Rest of report will have to wait till later as it's time for me to leave for Lace Day... report on that later as well :-) Pam Mattioli in sunny Vera Playa in Almeria in the south of Spain - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] torchon
I started with various types of lace from various books, not realising there were any particular styles. Torchon wasn't included. Now that I started teaching I start with Torchon after a few simple braids. Some day I found a good affordable sampler explaining the most important Torchon elements. I realised I had to make it myself too and started halfway: The start was simple enough to be able to guide my students and I needed to stay ahead. I started at a point that looked less straight forward and where I could work outside in when I reached the end. The sampler however had a border only along two sides. One student asked for a border all arround. So I looked around for other borders with new elements and added that to my sampler. No way I could work outside in any more, so now I'm stuck with a sampler missing an odd center. I'm afraid it will remain an UFO. Jo Falkink - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Trafalgar
Greetings to all for the 200th anniversary. There is a small town about 2 hours drive from Melbourne called Trafalgar, and they are celebrating too!! I believe the Naval Band was going there to perform. We drove through town last week on our way back from a short holiday, and flags were flying!! (They have a nice Patchwork shop there, too. - Now under new management, so I don't know what it is like since it changed hands.) Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Honiton lace
I have been demonstrating at a Bush Festival all day (and more tomorrow!), and a lady visited our stand who was recently back from England. She went to Honiton, but could not find any lace to see. she asked at the Tourist bureau where she could find some lace, and they said nowhere. She knew the Lace shop was closed. I suggested that there might be some at the Allhallows Museum, but I was not sure about that. Next time she goes there she will enquire, she said - and check the Internet beforehand! But I found this strange, - that she could not find any lace to look at in Honiton. I don't think she is a lacemaker, just someone who likes to look at pretty lace! I did point her in the way of Bedford!! (My home town, where I went to school!) and the Cecil Higgins, and Bedford Museums, -- but no lace in Honiton - what Is the world coming to?! Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Honiton lace
Elizabeth Ligeti [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have been demonstrating at a Bush Festival all day (and more tomorrow!), and a lady visited our stand who was recently back from England. She went to Honiton, but could not find any lace to see. she asked at the Tourist bureau where she could find some lace, and they said nowhere. She knew the Lace shop was closed. I suggested that there might be some at the Allhallows Museum, but I was not sure about that There was certainly lots of it in the Allhallows Museum when I was there a couple of years ago Liz. There was also a lady demonstating lace making too in the lace section of the Museum - the lace part of the museum was a separate and quite distinct section of the Museum and although it is only a small local museum it has a very nice feel to it. I remember it well as I made a point of going specifically to Honiton to see the Museum as my Grt Grandfather was a Lace Manufacturer who was born in the area. I got chipped by the man at the counter for buying Midlands bobbins whilst in Honiton. :-)) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Re: Irish crochet skirt on eBay
Since I'm an Arachne Dowager, with more than 10yrs of seniority and tons of Hey, so am I. Shall we strike a bobbin for the Arachne dowagers ~ or perhaps a needlepin... :p Me too - but what on earth do you call a dowager bloke??? David in Ballarat -- bye for now Bev in Sooke BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) Cdn. floral bobbins www.woodhavenbobbins.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.4/146 - Release Date: 21/10/05 -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.4/146 - Release Date: 21/10/05 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Re: Arachne dotage
Hi everyone, David and Tamara T. wrote: Since I'm an Arachne Dowager, with more than 10yrs of seniority and B. wrote: Hey, so am I. Shall we strike a bobbin for the Arachne dowagers ~ or perhaps a needlepin... :p D wrote: Me too - but what on earth do you call a dowager bloke??? How about 'Arachne gaffer' ! -- bye for now (B)ev in Sooke BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) Cdn. floral bobbins www.woodhavenbobbins.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] De-lurking
Hi everyone and Pam On 10/22/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All to redress the balance here goes for a short report (got to be short as I'm off to Lace Day in Garrucha in half an hour). IIRC, this is the sort of thing people posted lots of, as well as the ongoing questions about lacemaking, there were write-ups of trips and visits with other lacemakers - in effect we are truly celebrating Arachne right now. Pam and everyone, write on! -- bye for now Bev in Sooke BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) Cdn. floral bobbins www.woodhavenbobbins.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Re: Arachne dotage
Golly I am just short of 8 years on Arachne nice to be young in one area, at least BarbE ;-D) From: bevw To: David Collyer Cc: Tamara P Duvall ; lace Arachne Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2005 11:54 AM Subject: Re: [lace] Re: Arachne dotage Hi everyone, David and Tamara T. wrote: Since I'm an Arachne Dowager, with more than 10yrs of seniority and B. wrote: Hey, so am I. Shall we strike a bobbin for the Arachne dowagers ~ or perhaps a needlepin... :p D wrote: Me too - but what on earth do you call a dowager bloke??? How about 'Arachne gaffer' ! -- bye for now (B)ev in Sooke BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) Cdn. floral bobbins www.woodhavenbobbins.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.4/146 - Release Date: 10/21/2005 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Re: Irish crochet skirt on eBay
At the museum where I used to work, the real-old-timers (30 years or more seniority) called themselves the Gray-hairs. I know T doesn't have any, but I do. How about you, David and Bev? Of course, given our respective nationalities, I suppose we can also argue over whether it's the grey-hairs Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA (formerly Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: David Collyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 10:16 am Subject: Re: [lace] Re: Irish crochet skirt on eBay Since I'm an Arachne Dowager, with more than 10yrs of seniority and tons of Hey, so am I. Shall we strike a bobbin for the Arachne dowagers ~ or perhaps a needlepin... :p Me too - but what on earth do you call a dowager bloke??? David in Ballarat - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Honiton lace
Hi, This is the website of the museum. I suppose that it is possible that the lady visited on a Saturday afternoon or a Sunday when the museum is closed. http://www.honitonmuseum.co.uk/ Eve London, UK. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] s'Gravenmoer
On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 10:41:36 -0700, Robin P wrote: At the museum where I used to work, the real-old-timers (30 years or more seniority) called themselves the Gray-hairs. I know T doesn't have any, but I do. How about you, David and Bev? Of course, given our respective nationalities, I suppose we can also argue over whether it's the grey-hairs I've been on arachne since the year it started. Dowager sounds dreadful and hair colours however you spell it isn't great - do I really have to admit that my brown is now fake? Anyway, on to things lace. I'm off to Germany in about a month's time for a course. Looking around for something that would be a bit of a challenge, but not being willing to embark on a large everlasting project, I found the LOKK book about s'Gravenmoer. This has both traditional patterns and some new ones, using interesting threads. Has anyone made the pattern on page 127 called Changeant? It uses a thin and thick black thread in the s'Gravenmoer half stitch and has a light and dark effect depending on which thread is the worker in different areas. I want to make it because the effect is really interesting. I'd like to use a different colour though, and I'm wondering if the effect would be less pronounced in a lighter colour. -- Error:015: Unable to exit Windows. Try the door. Steph Peters [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tatting, lace stitching page http://www.sandbenders.demon.co.uk/index.htm - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] decorating book covers with lace
As a lurker, I'll chime in on this one as I'm an ex bookcover maker. Weronika, you're right in thinking that lace is too fragile to be wrapped around the bottom of a book cover and slid over a shelf. So just skip the edges!. When I had art, or fragile fabric to use for a turned edge (glued) cover, I would always suggest mounting it in some type of frame device. So, make a frame of some type, fabric, ribbon, printed paper wrapped over board (or not) and then mount your lace inside of it in some way. You can always use spray adhesive on the lace itself and mount down. Or, tack it down with a needle on a complementary colored cloth, cover with plastic and tuck it all under a frame glued to the surface of the binder. I've found that even though you build up the surface thickness of the cover with a framing device, it usually never gets damaged on the book shelf. Diane Zierold Lubec, Maine - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] s'Gravenmoer
Hello Steph, hello dear Arachneans, which course in Germany will you take? I am just curious. I won't do any more courses this year. Just popping up to say, that the first patchwork-course I taught finished this week. 4 ladies sewed pillows in the Logcabin pattern. Last friday finally I started teaching bobbin lace. 2 ladies started learning bobbin lace from scratch. Another lady joined. She had taken me to bobbin lace courses when I was a beginner. Due to her growing family (3 young children) she did not get round to do a lot. Now it is great to have her in my group. We decided to meet in my living room as long as it is only a few ladies. Today I started on a small pattern myself again, just to have some small motives to sew on patchwork postcards. Have a nice weekend and greetings from the South of Germany, Martina Steph wrote: Anyway, on to things lace. I'm off to Germany in about a month's time for a course. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] Honiton lace
The Lace Museum at Honiton is a must for anyone who can fit it in to their trip to Devon (UK). My DH doesn't (and won't!) make lace but he was fascinated by the quality of the lace and the exhibition thereof. - Of course I was in heaven! The museum is small and includes details of local history other than lace but the volunteers are knowledgible and very friendly. For those interested in taking up Honiton lace they also have a range of supplies (bobbins, pillows, and everything!) Opening times are on the official website - www.honitonmuseum.co.uk - Please visit them if you can BTW - I'm a newish but enthusiastic Honiton lace maker without any financial tie to the museum. Viv -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Fran Higham Sent: 22 October 2005 14:02 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [lace] Honiton lace Elizabeth Ligeti [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have been demonstrating at a Bush Festival all day (and more tomorrow!), and a lady visited our stand who was recently back from England. She went to Honiton, but could not find any lace to see. she asked at the Tourist bureau where she could find some lace, and they said nowhere. She knew the Lace shop was closed. I suggested that there might be some at the Allhallows Museum, but I was not sure about that There was certainly lots of it in the Allhallows Museum when I was there a couple of years ago Liz. There was also a lady demonstating lace making too in the lace section of the Museum - the lace part of the museum was a separate and quite distinct section of the Museum and although it is only a small local museum it has a very nice feel to it. I remember it well as I made a point of going specifically to Honiton to see the Museum as my Grt Grandfather was a Lace Manufacturer who was born in the area. I got chipped by the man at the counter for buying Midlands bobbins whilst in Honiton. :-)) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Re: Arachne dotage
We're forever young on the Arachne lace list ;) On 10/22/05, Barb ETx [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Golly I am just short of 8 years on Arachne nice to be young in one area, at least BarbE ;-D) -- bye for now Bev in Sooke BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) Cdn. floral bobbins www.woodhavenbobbins.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re Arachne Dotage
T. wrote: Since I'm an Arachne Dowager, with more than 10yrs of seniority and And what qualifications do you need to be an Arachne Dowager? Shirley in Corio Oz. [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Re: Arachne dotage
- have changed the subject from the Irish crochet skirt ;) On 10/22/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: have any, but I do. How about you, David and Bev? Of course, given our respective nationalities, I suppose we can also argue over whether it's the grey-hairs LOL. but since you ask, no grey or gray. Annoyingly thin at the forelock, and a badger-like colour scheme of brown/black with white. -- bye for now Bev in Sooke BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) Cdn. floral bobbins www.woodhavenbobbins.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Re Arachne Dotage
On 10/22/05, Shirley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: T. wrote: Since I'm an Arachne Dowager, with more than 10yrs of seniority and And what qualifications do you need to be an Arachne Dowager? Shirley in Corio Oz. You need to say you're one ;) -- bye for now Bev in Sooke BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) Cdn. floral bobbins www.woodhavenbobbins.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] s'Gravenmoer
Hi everyone and Steph On 10/22/05, Steph Peters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: new ones, using interesting threads. Has anyone made the pattern on page 127 called Changeant? It uses a thin and thick black thread in the s'Gravenmoer half stitch and has a light and dark effect I'd like to use a different colour though, and I'm wondering if the effect would be less pronounced in a lighter colour. I looked up the pattern, haven't made this one, but I note that the thinner thread is metallic vs. the thicker plain thread. I think the contrast will be just as effective with a lighter colour; either use a textural difference in the two, as well as size, or go for a metallic and a solid. Certainly worth trying - display it against a dark background. The example in the book is black against white background, and now that I think of it, it is difficult to see detail on black textiles, compared to the lighter ones. IOW I think you're on the right track. -- bye for now Bev in Sooke BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) Cdn. floral bobbins www.woodhavenbobbins.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Visiting Lace places in UK
Dear Arachnids When I was in UK over August I visited the Fan Museum in Greenwich. There were no lace fans on display at that time, as they were having another exhibition of different fans. There was an unmounted lace leaf on display. In a way I was disappointed but I realise that Museums have to change their exhibitions to get in the people. I went to Dudley and saw the Lace Guild's Exhibition at the Museum and Art Gallery. I also went to Nottingham twice and went to the Lace Place and the Lace Museum. I found the little blue book that the Lace Guild puts out very good, as it lets you know about lace on display all over the UK. Ann Blunden Australia [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Re: Irish crochet skirt on eBay
Queen Mum? Anne in Austin TX - Original Message - From: David Collyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bevw [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Tamara P Duvall [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: lace Arachne lace@arachne.com Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 1:16 PM Subject: Re: [lace] Re: Irish crochet skirt on eBay Since I'm an Arachne Dowager, with more than 10yrs of seniority and tons of Hey, so am I. Shall we strike a bobbin for the Arachne dowagers ~ or perhaps a needlepin... :p Me too - but what on earth do you call a dowager bloke??? David in Ballarat - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] RE: Arachne Dowager
Where does the 'dowager' classification start? I joined in 96 -- one year after Tamara. I'll not forget the first day. It was the day after Majordomo computer crashed. The list was full of What happened? instead of lace. G It took several days to get back to the main subject. I learned more through the Lace List than through any single teacher. It also was the cause of my trip to England, which I had never dreamed of doing. The List has been a major part of my lace education. Keep it up. And hair color has no application to lacemaking, unless you are making lace with hair. G Hair color can be changed. Alice in Oregon -- where the sun is shining at the moment. I think I'll go shopping. I'm in the mood for something new. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: Arachne's ?
On Oct 22, 2005, at 19:01, Anne Toney wrote: Queen Mum? in response to David's: what on earth do you call a dowager bloke??? Love it g But since we can only have one Queen Mum and we're all royals (I'm a Duchess, thanks to another old-timer's spellchecker, which, unable to deal with Duvall, suggested ducal instead g)... Maybe Arachne's ancien regime (if that's the correct spelling - Dominique?) would work? All noble, all scheduled for the chop? g Alternatively, Arachne's TOBB - Tough as Old Boots Brigade? Given just a twitch to the pronounciation, tub offers itself... :) As for Shirley's: And what qualifications do you need to be an Arachne Dowager? 2 possibilities: A) joined April '95-April '96, which would give us just under 100 people. or B) joined before the Arachne '98 in Nottingham event, which Pat Hallam (now of Roseground) had organised for us. There were only about 200 of us then, but we still made a good showing there, and it was great fun putting faces to names; I still have the photo of the entire group... -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: check out this lace
On Oct 22, 2005, at 0:23, Jenny Brandis wrote: http://www.users.bigpond.com/jeangoldberg/imagemap.htm#map click on each picture to see it closer Really nice... I'd love to own the Green Thumb piece (bottom, left hand side). I also approve of her way of thinking in the Feeding Political Egos (top left hand side) :) -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Arachne Dotage ??
Hi all Just realised I am one of these !! I have been on the list for all this time, lurked for a few years while doing other things, but does it still count if I unsubscribed for a few months while having a baby ??? T. wrote: Since I'm an Arachne Dowager, with more than 10yrs of seniority and Lee-Ann Withers Waurn Ponds, Geelong, AUSTRALIA http://au.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph//my_photos for my photo album. [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Do you Yahoo!? Find a local business fast with Yahoo! Local Search - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] re: new poem
Yeah Noelene! You got us all in there! Way to go! Michele Hitch [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Re: Arachne's ?
At 05:27 PM 10/22/2005, you wrote: And what qualifications do you need to be an Arachne Dowager? 2 possibilities: A) joined April '95-April '96, which would give us just under 100 people. or B) joined before the Arachne '98 in Nottingham event, which Pat Hallam (now of Roseground) had organised for us. There were only about 200 of us then, but we still made a good showing there, and it was great fun putting faces to names; I still have the photo of the entire group... Me too. It's fun to look at the photo and remember that great conference. I joined in May '96, just after that first 100 people. I guess I'm in the second wave but still fairly early in List history. The last membership report I remember had about 1200 people on the List. That would not include the people who joined for a while and then left. Over the years, Arachne has touched many people all around the world. I think we have a history to be proud of. Thanks, Liz, for starting it - - and all of you for participating! Alice in Oregon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Arachne Dotage ??
On 10/22/05, Lee-Ann Withers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just realised I am one of these !! I have been on the list for all this time, lurked for a few years while doing other things, but does it still count if I unsubscribed for a few months while having a baby ??? Of course it counts ;) I remember, I remember! I saw your name and 'tasper' in the early messages! -- bye for now Bev in Sooke BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) Cdn. floral bobbins www.woodhavenbobbins.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] RE: Honiton lace
I loved visiting the Honiton museum. I've heard the museum has been renovated since I was there (1996) so I don't know how much it's changed. When I was there, there was a room devoted to the lace, and such a spectacle I spent so much time in there! Just before entering the lace room, there was a display of an electric candle (lamp that looks like a candle, with a weak, candle-shaped bulb) and lacemaker's lamp. When you pressed a button, the candle lit and the globe focused the light into a spot right on the work area of a honiton pillow. A very effective demonstration of the lacemaker's lamp, proving they do work. I also got to meet two lacemakers demonstrating in the room outside the lace room and had a lovely chat. All in all, one of the highlights of my trip! Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA (formerly Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Viv Dewar [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Lace Museum at Honiton is a must for anyone who can fit it in to their trip to Devon (UK). My DH doesn't (and won't!) make lace but he was fascinated by the quality of the lace and the exhibition thereof. - Of course I was in heaven! - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] RE: Arachne Dowager
dear dowagers and gaffers I am also included in this list since I joined in oct of 95 I was so thrilled to find something like this on the internet since I had just taken my first lesson and I am still as enthusiastic as I was when I first found all you wonderful people thanks for being there and making my lace lessons wonderful yours in lace Dearl Christiansburg, Virginia, USA My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance. Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy, and taste good with ketchup. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cablenet-va.com/~dearlk/ http://photos.yahoo.com/ladearl - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: [lace] Trafalgar
French joke : the english are weird ...fancy giving their monuments names of defeats : waterloo station, trafalgar square... ! I hope i'm not offending anybody ...i didn't mean to ... we have as many jokes about the Brits as they have about the French dominique , froggy from the original Paris, France where it's windy and rainy but not too cold .. on Austerlitz bridge ...VBG... le 22/10/05 13:19, Elizabeth Ligeti à [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : Greetings to all for the 200th anniversary. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Re: [lace] Trafalgar
I just came across this - if Nelson was around today he would have problems Nelson: Order the signal, Hardy. Hardy: Aye, aye sir. Nelson: Hold on, that's not what I dictated to the signal officer. What's the meaning of this? Hardy: Sorry sir? Nelson (reading aloud): England expects every person to do his duty, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religious persuasion or disability. What gobbledygook is this? Hardy: Admiralty policy, Im afraid, sir. We're an equal opportunities employer now. We had the devil's own job getting 'England' past the censors, lest it be considered racist Nelson: Gadzooks, Hardy. Hand me my pipe and tobacoo. Hardy: Sorry sir. All naval vessels have been designated smoke-free working environments. Nelson: In that case, break open the rum ration. Let's splice the main brace to steel the men before battle, Hardy: The rum ration has been abolished, Admiral. Its part of the Governments policy on binge drinking Nelson: Good heavens, Hardy. I suppose we'd better get on with it full speed ahead. Hardy: I think you'll find that there's a 4 knot speed limit in this stretch of water. Nelson: Damn it man! We are on the eve of the greatest sea battle in history. We must advance with all dispatch. Report from the crow's nest please. Hardy: That wou't be possible, sir. Nelson: What? Hardy: Health and safety have closed the crow's nest, sir. No harness. And they said that rope ladder doesn't meet regulations. They won't let anyone up there until a proper scaffolding can be erected. Nelson: Then get me the ship,s carpenter without delay, Hardy. Hardy: He's busy knocking up a wheelchair access to the bridge, Admiral. Nelson: 'Wheelchair access? I've never heard anything so absurd. Hardy: Health and safety again, sir. We have to provide a barrier-free environment for the differently abled. Nelson: Differently abled! I've only one arm and one eye and I refuse even to hear mention of the word. I didn't rise to the rank of admiral by playing the disability card. Hardy: Actually, sir, you did. The Royal Navy is under-represented in the areas of visual impairment and limb deficiency. Nelson: Whatever next? Give me full sail. The salt spray beckons. Hardy: A couple of problems there too, sir. Health and safety won't let the crew up the rigging without hard hats. And they don't want anyone breathing in too much salt- haven't you seen the adverts? Nelson: I've never heard such infamy. Break out the cannon and tell the men to stand by to engage the enemy. Hardy: The men are a bit worried about shooting at anyone, Admiral. Nelson: What? This is mutiny. Hardy: It's not that, sir. It's just that they're afraid of being charged with murder if they actually kill anyone. There's a couple of legal-aid lawyers on board, watching everyone like hawks. Nelson: Then how are we to sink the Frenchies and the Spanish? Hardy: Actually, sir, we're not. Nelson: We're not? Hardy: No, sir. The Frenchies and the Spanish are our European partners now. According to the Common Fisheries Policy, we shouldn't even be in this stretch of water. We could get hit with a claim for compensation. Nelson: But you must hate a Frenchman as you hate the devil. Hardy: ! wouldn't let the ship's diversity co-coordinator hear you saying that sir. You'll be up on disciplinary. Nelson: You must consider every man an enemy, who speaks ill of your King. Hardy: Not any more, sir. We must be inclusive in this multicultural age. Now put on your Kevlar vest; it's the rules. Nelson: Don't tell me, health and safety, whatever happened to rum, sodomy and the lash? Hardy: As I explained, sir, rum is off the menu! And there's a ban on corporal punishment. Nelson: What about sodomy? Hardy: I believe it's to be encouraged, sir. Nelson: In that case..kiss me Hardy Malvary in Ottawa To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: Trafalgar
On Oct 22, 2005, at 8:45, romdom (Dominique) wrote: dominique , froggy from the original Paris, France where it's windy and rainy but not too cold .. on Austerlitz bridge ...VBG... Yeah, Poles kinda rooted for Napoleon too; I was quite startled to see such a different attitude in England (via Georgette Heyer's romances)... We were particularly upset when he got whupped at Borodino; we had such high hopes for a Poland free of Russia at last... -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: Trafalgar 2
On Oct 22, 2005, at 9:14, Malvary J Cole wrote: I just came across this - if Nelson was around today he would have problems [...] Nelson (reading aloud): England expects every person to do his duty, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religious persuasion or disability (etc) Heard in a store today that the newly-issued nickel (5 cent piece) is to be recalled - the bison on it looks too male. While it sounds like a lot of baloney to me, I can't be absolutely certain it's not true, since the amount of absurdity being spouted in public seems to have no end... -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
